Football in Bruges

Aug 17, 2015

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June 2, 1985. I will never forget that day. I attended my first game of Cercle Bruges with my father. It was a lifetime experience. We beat KSK Beveren in the Belgian Cup Final in Brussels. What a game that was! Only penalties. Paul Courant equalized in the 90th minute, 1-1. The following penalty shoot-out ended in favour of my team and the party got on the way. I was ten years old and so impressed by the atsmosphere. From that day on, I became a Cerclist. I didn’t miss one single game and found great friends. Later on, we founded the ‘Cercle Posse’ and toured through Belgium and beyond. We fraternised with the fans of RFC Liège, Royal Antwerp FC and Royal Union Saint-Gilloise, all of them traditional football teams as Cercle Bruges. In 2005 I became Commercial Manager of the team. Last season a justified relegation to the Second Division took place. It will be a season of reflection and rebuilding from scratch. But abandoning my team? Never. It will be a season to look forward to, with Royal Antwerp FC and Royal Union Saint-Gilloise as opponents. Bruges is so much more than just a beautiful historic city. It’s a city with unique sports heritage, accomodating two traditional football teams in the same stadium. As football addicted as I am? Fan of traditional football teams? Want to join me to a game of Cercle Bruges? To have a pre-match tipple with my friends in our preferred football pub ‘In De Vriendschap’? Or want to attend a game of Club Bruges? Come and stay with us! Check out our ‘Football in Bruges’ package. We are happy to show you around.